To all those writing letters to the Sun saying that you might not vacation in the Conway area in the future if STRs are not allowed, I have one word: Goodbye.
I have been visiting North Conway for 44 of my 47 years of life, often multiple times a year. Early on, we would either stay in hotels or larger condos. Now that I have my own family, and kids, I much prefer renting a house or condo - the experience is just much better. I understand the concerns of local residents, but the reality of the situation is that this is a trend not only in North Conway, but around the globe. Vacationers want to stay in homes, not hotels, as it just provides a better family experience - that home away from home feeling. I personally have not stayed in hotel on vacation in years. North Conway is a tourist town, and many other tourist towns have figured this out through regulation and enforcement. If North Conway doesn't find a reasonable solution to this, businesses and the economy will be hurt, and more importantly, people will be put out of work. That's a result I don't believe anyone wants if you truly care about your local community.
Where I live I don't have neighbors to speak of. I would not like having to assess a constant flux of "New arrivals" Probably weekly if I lived in a residential area where normally the neighbors arrive and stay for years at a time. This helps to make good neighbors because you have to get along and cooperate. With STRs you can get a new problem neighbor every week or 2. They are not invested in being polite to the neighbors. (You) and I am sure complaints to the property owner falls on deaf ears.
Push the tax angle on these property owners. They probably aren't even reporting the income or paying the Inn tax.
Too many STR owners need the income to pay for the property. Whether or not they care to admit it they’re actually in the hotel business. I have little sympathy for those who choose to exploit our community for personal profit.
Keep it Clean. Please avoid obscene, vulgar, lewd,
racist or sexually-oriented language. PLEASE TURN OFF YOUR CAPS LOCK. Don't Threaten. Threats of harming another
person will not be tolerated. Be Truthful. Don't knowingly lie about anyone
or anything. Be Nice. No racism, sexism or any sort of -ism
that is degrading to another person. Be Proactive. Use the 'Report' link on
each comment to let us know of abusive posts. Share with Us. We'd love to hear eyewitness
accounts, the history behind an article.
(4) comments
The bottom line to Pietrangelo ii is; You should be ashamed of yourself for posting such a comment.
I have been visiting North Conway for 44 of my 47 years of life, often multiple times a year. Early on, we would either stay in hotels or larger condos. Now that I have my own family, and kids, I much prefer renting a house or condo - the experience is just much better. I understand the concerns of local residents, but the reality of the situation is that this is a trend not only in North Conway, but around the globe. Vacationers want to stay in homes, not hotels, as it just provides a better family experience - that home away from home feeling. I personally have not stayed in hotel on vacation in years. North Conway is a tourist town, and many other tourist towns have figured this out through regulation and enforcement. If North Conway doesn't find a reasonable solution to this, businesses and the economy will be hurt, and more importantly, people will be put out of work. That's a result I don't believe anyone wants if you truly care about your local community.
Where I live I don't have neighbors to speak of. I would not like having to assess a constant flux of "New arrivals" Probably weekly if I lived in a residential area where normally the neighbors arrive and stay for years at a time. This helps to make good neighbors because you have to get along and cooperate. With STRs you can get a new problem neighbor every week or 2. They are not invested in being polite to the neighbors. (You) and I am sure complaints to the property owner falls on deaf ears.
Push the tax angle on these property owners. They probably aren't even reporting the income or paying the Inn tax.
Thanks James.
Too many STR owners need the income to pay for the property. Whether or not they care to admit it they’re actually in the hotel business. I have little sympathy for those who choose to exploit our community for personal profit.
Welcome to the discussion.
Log In
Keep it Clean. Please avoid obscene, vulgar, lewd, racist or sexually-oriented language.
PLEASE TURN OFF YOUR CAPS LOCK.
Don't Threaten. Threats of harming another person will not be tolerated.
Be Truthful. Don't knowingly lie about anyone or anything.
Be Nice. No racism, sexism or any sort of -ism that is degrading to another person.
Be Proactive. Use the 'Report' link on each comment to let us know of abusive posts.
Share with Us. We'd love to hear eyewitness accounts, the history behind an article.